FORTIFY

strengthen, beef up, fortify

(verb) make strong or stronger; “This exercise will strengthen your upper body”; “strengthen the relations between the two countries”

spike, lace, fortify

(verb) add alcohol to (beverages); “the punch is spiked!”

fortify

(verb) add nutrients to; “fortified milk”

arm, build up, fortify, gird

(verb) prepare oneself for a military confrontation; “The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East”; “troops are building up on the Iraqi border”

fortify, fort

(verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Verb

fortify (third-person singular simple present fortifies, present participle fortifying, simple past and past participle fortified)

(military) To increase the defenses of; to strengthen and secure by military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces. [from early 15th c.]

(figurative) To impart strength or vigor to.

(wine) To add spirits to wine to increase the alcohol content. [from 1880]

(food) To increase the nutritional value of food by adding ingredients. [from 1939]

Synonyms

• (To strengthen military defenses): castellate, incastle, incastellate; see also strengthen and secure

• (To impart strength): See also strengthen

Source: Wiktionary

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For"ti*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fortified; p. pr. & vb. n. Fortifying.] Etym: [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + - ficare (in comp.) to make. See Fort, and -fy.]

1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. Sir W. Scott.

2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.

For"ti*fy, v. i.

Definition: To raise defensive works. Milton.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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